8.1The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date that it is executed by the Board on behalf of the County (“the Effective Date”) and shall continue until the following, which is referred to below as the “Termination Date”: 20 years from the date that the County executes this Agreement. This Agreement shall continue automatically beyond the Termination Date unless either the County or the District Member elects to terminate this Agreement after having provided to the other not less than one year’s prior written notice of the election.

9.1The waiver by either party of any default or breach of any provision of this Agreement by the other party, regardless of whether the waiver is agreed to in writing or the result of inaction by the non-defaulting (non-breaching) party, shall not operate or be construed to operate as a waiver of any subsequent default or breach or otherwise affect the rights of the waiving party with respect to any subsequent default or subsequent breach of this Agreement.

10.1This Agreement shall not be amended except in writing signed on behalf of the County and the District Member. No amendment shall become effective except upon the execution of substantially similar amendments by each District Member listed in the resolution of the Board authorizing the execution of this Agreement.